Autumn Bound Comments

Each and every stanza is unique. Loved reading this poem, joy overflowing. someone who speaks leaf language should explain Trees have no power to take them back again, Thank you, dear poet, for introducing me to 'leaf language'. I too am, in the Autumn of life. Am but a leaf of a big tree waiting my turn to fall!

There is much I love about this poem, among which are its 'life lessons.' Second stanza: Speaks of sacrifices. Ironically, life is a trade-off. One thing for another. Third stanza: 'Leaf language.' Would that I understood leaf language when young. I would have understood, indeed, that the tree has no power to take them back again. Fourth stanza: Some things are autumn bound. Lovely irony. Powerful imagery. Beautifully done.

sometimes I wish I were that little girl (or little boy) still...innocence is indeed bliss...

Line 9 is for me the electric zinger in this piece. BG

A chuckle for sure but for myself a little hard to love this celebration of autumn. My problem not being with the poem but with the season which was a harbinger of the Upstate New York winters that I hated and suffered quite a bit from. A very lovely poem for those who have been blessed to stay on the sunny side of autumn. Bill Grace

You write with such quenching depiction, and poetic verve....This piece, as all your work excels in all basics of literary principle...and is yet another paradigm of what contemporary poetry is all about! Cheers, young lady! FjcR

This one is bursting with youth and innocence and brightly swirling colours. In particular I love the lines 'someone who speaks leaf language should explain/ trees have no power to take them back again'. A joyful piece. love, Allie xxxx

I love this poem so full of the drama of life and death and all that is in between.

I enjoyed this poem very much. Fine perspective beautifully crafted.

Thank you for sharing this wonderful boy with your readers. It's best that children not know - quite yet - that we are Autumn Bound.

Autumn is perhaps my favourite season and you have captured this beautifully. The rhythm and rhyme caught the flurry of autumns colour. 'Runaway brightness dances with the air.. The child claps for their freedom unaware Their ride for sky has stripped the landscape bare. ' Really loved these lines. Leaf language indeed! Warmest wishes, Justine

I do love the world of poetry as it's visualed imagery penetrates my taste yearning senses.This poem was definitely a filet mignon or peeled precooked shrimp(sorry, i do not like cavier as it taste way too salty.) of the poetry world. But i do love and enjoy shrimp! As i do enjoy this well written literature. Excellent poem. A definite ten on my scorecard. Best regards-Mike Gale.

Sandra this has just got so much depth and content, no wonder you across the Atlantic love the fall, great poem scores a big fat 10

A marvellous animation of autumn leaves. And what better interpretation of 'leaf language' than yours, Sandra.

This is superb. The imagery is excellent and the inventiveness of lines such as those in the third stanza is pure genius.

Trees have their language too, as you say. They dropp their leaves to survive the onslaught of the seasonal changes. They again bring fresh leaves in their places at the ideal seasons. It is a pleasure for the young ones to play over the fallen leaves. The words in the poem to bring out this vision are so simple and lovely to read.

DEAR SANDRA, its ofcourse a wonderful poem..sounds great to me.... ASHKA

Sandra, this poem of yours has the wonderful innocence tripping along in it as the child, but I have to disagree with the concept that the trees have no power, they sprout new leaves every year, year upon year. I love the wonderful perfection of their shape, they are just so cool. 10 from a tree lover Tai

After my own heart there Sandra, a lovely poem, I could see the boy quite clearly. Thank you for sharing it. Regards, Lucy